Berlinale picks up Q’s 'Garbage' for world premiere

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Berlinale picks up Q’s 'Garbage' for world premiere

The 86th Berlin International Film Festival, also called the Berlinale, has selected Q’s 'Garbage' for showcasing its world premiere in the panorama section. Q, whose 'Gandu' also made it to Berlinale seven years back in 2011, is the only Indian director to have a film at Berlin this year.
Amit V Masurkar’s 'Newton' had its world premiere in the Forum section of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival last year. 'Garbage', which will have its world premiere on February 17, is set like a thriller but happens in real time. The story of 'Garbage', produced by Shaailesh R Singh and Hansal Mehta of Karma Entertainment and Media LLP, and co-produced by Q, revolves around the lives of Phaniswar (Tanmay Dhanania), Nanaam (Satarupa Das) and Rami (Trimala Adhikari). According to Q, “Two characters from Jharkhand come to live in Goa. Then, comes another girl from somewhere. She is the new outsider who disrupts their life just by being there. This film serves as a metaphor for our sense of normalcy,” he said, describing that the film is about Phanishwar (Tanmay Dhanania) living with a mysterious girl, Nanaam, who he keeps in chains. When a medical student, Rami, who is a victim of revenge porn leaked online by an ex-boyfriend, seeks refuge in Goa, she stumbles into the strange but placid lives of Phanishwar and Nanaam.

Ever since his debut, Q’s films have radical in form and content. How is the experience of working in the current socio-political scenario climate? “My work has always been political. The current political climate is asking from people like me to take a position. We are now supposed to hold a mirror and reflect our position. 'Garbage' is reflective filmmaking,” he pointed out.

What does the mirror say about his own evolution as a director? “I call myself a film jockey. Though my films have been to almost all international film festivals, I don’t take myself very seriously. I’ve always been trying to find ways to say what I want to. I no longer make films in Bangla but have the experience in what I do,” he added.

Among his peers, Q admires the work of Sanal Sasidharan who directed 'S Durga' that ran into a censorship controversy. 'Garbage', by Q’s admission, is sexually provoking and he doesn’t intend to submit it for certification. “I have never done films thinking they will be publicly distributed. I make digital films that are digitally distributed. Why would I need to censor ‘Garbage’,” he asked.

Though originally from Kolkata, Q has now relocated to Goa. 'Garbage' too has been set there. Does he miss working in Kolkata? The city, he claimed, has changed after the expiry of Nabarun Bhattacharya. “All the really cool people are gone. I’d rather work in a space where my peer group is progressive,” he said.

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